1939-40

1940

1941

Andrew Williams Grocery Store built at Hillsdale Boulevard and El Camino Real. Construction stopped mid-year due to war in Europe.

1944

San Lorenzo Village housing project launched as the largest privately financed housing project on the West Coast during WWII. It eventually totaled 4,500 homes. San Lorenzo Shopping Center became one of the country's first planned community shopping centers.

1948

Sears selects Hillsdale for one of its earliest suburban stores and opens in 1954.

1949-77

Multiple residential subdivisions developed in Santa Clara County, Sacramento, Lake Tahoe, and Hillsborough. Homes range from $11,995 to$1 million depending on location.

1954

Hillsdale Shopping Center opens with Sears and the first suburban brand of Macy's San Francisco.